Daddy, the park is open!

I have heard that several times a day the past few days. And I expect that will be the first thing I hear this evening when I get home. Our two-year-old is excited that the park in our subdivision is finally open. There is a large grassy field right across the street from us, but that doesn’t hold the same appeal as slides and swings and steering wheels. So several times this weekend I was dragged to the park so he could play.

One good thing about the new park is the increase in interaction with the neighbors—several families have always been there when we visited. Now if our boy will just get the concept of sharing...